My Gurus – Alison King

I left Mountview Theatre School in 1992, clutching my Diploma in Stage Management, Technical Theatre and Design. I have been working in theatre ever since and there have been so many people that have inspired me, it is hard to pick just a few, but here goes.

Arthur Harwood

I guess I would have to start with my A level Theatre Studies tutor, Arthur Harwood. He encouraged me so much to pursue a career in theatre and ignored my student teenage rebelliousness, while gripping us with his endless enthusiasm and passion for theatre. I actually got to help him out on a show a few years later and it was so touching to see how pleased he was that I had started work as a stage manager.